| Francoposeidon | |
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| Skeletal reconstruction | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| clade: | Dinosauria |
| Order: | Saurischia |
| Suborder: | †Sauropoda |
| Family: | †Turiasauria |
| Genus: | †Francoposeidon |
| Species: | †F. charantensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Francoposeidon charantensis | |
"Francoposeidon" ("French earthquake god") is an informal name given to an undescribed genus of a turiasaur from Early Cretaceous period of France. The fossils of this animal originate in Angeac-Charente bonebed.
This dinosaur might be the biggest one of Europe, as its femur is 2.3 - 2.4 meters long[1], comparable to that of Patagotitan or Atlasaurus, but smaller than that of Argentinosaurus. The whole animal is estimated to be 24 meters long and weighting 41 tonnes.
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